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CIA goes commercial to fight malware

Monday - 2/20/2012, 9:57am EST

The Central Intelligence Agency goes commercial to build software that removes malware. The CIA says its private sector funding arm, In-Q-Tel, will work with Reversing Labs to develop a program it will offer to both the public and private sectors. The agency says investing in binary protection is critical because the software will work on any platform.

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